Lepton Global Solutions Named New Boeing-authorized Service Provider for Global Xpress

Vienna, VA July 14, 2016 – Lepton Global Solutions, a leading provider of customized, cost-effective, end-to-end satellite communications solutions has signed on as a Boeing-authorized service provider of Inmarsat’s Global Xpress services. Global Xpress represents the first and only globally available, high-throughput, commercial mobile wideband satellite communications service for customers utilizing Ka-band frequencies.

Through its partnership with Boeing, Lepton will now add Global Xpress wideband services to its customer offering, and extend Lepton’s service networks to four bands. The Global Xpress, Ka-band service will complement Lepton’s existing Ku-, C-, and X-band services out of teleports in Hawaii, Atlanta, Italy, and the Netherlands with seamless worldwide coverage for COTM or fixed operations with smaller, easy-to-use terminal sizes and higher throughputs.

“Lepton’s goal is to design the optimal communications solution for our customers in terms of performance, cost, and interoperability,” says Rob Weitendorf, Managing Partner at Lepton Global. “As a Boeing Service Provider for Global Xpress, we have an expanded opportunity to design solutions that best fit customer circumstances and price points.”

Becoming a Service Provider for Global Xpress services also aligns with Lepton Global’s superior customer service values:

Reliability – With a very high level of redundancy incorporated into the infrastructure, Global Xpress provides resilience and very high availability in all conditions. Customers are able to seamlessly move between beams without any interruption in service.

About Inmarsat
Inmarsat plc is the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services. Since 1979, Inmarsat has been providing reliable voice and high-speed data communications to governments, enterprises and other organizations, with a range of services that can be used on land, at sea or in the air. Inmarsat employs around 1,600 staff in more than 60 locations around the world, with a presence in the major ports and centers of commerce on every continent. Inmarsat is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE:ISAT.L). Learn more about Global Xpress services at http://www.inmarsat.com/service-group/global-xpress/.

About Boeing
Through its business unit Boeing Commercial Satellite Services, Boeing and its service providers offer end-to-end commercial satellite communications solutions to the U.S. government and other satellite users. Learn more at https://gobcss.com.

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